Open AccessComparative assessment of some white blood cell and platelet parameters among normotensive and hypertensive subjects in Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Author(s) -
Chidinma Ijeoma Eziuzo,
Bruno Chukwuemeka Chinko,
DV Dapper
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
nigerian medical journal/nigerian medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2229-774X
pISSN - 0300-1652
DOI - 10.4103/nmj.nmj_25_17
Subject(s) - medicine , mean platelet volume , port harcourt , platelet , lymphocyte , white blood cell , hematology analyzer , population , hematology , complete blood count , blood count , gastroenterology , environmental health , socioeconomics , sociology
Reports comparing the values of white blood cells (WBCs) and platelet parameters among normotensive, newly diagnosed hypertensive, and known hypertensive participants in Nigeria are relatively scarce. This study sought to compare these hematologic parameters of normotensive and hypertensive participants in the Southeastern Nigeria.